One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern

The presidential campaign of George McGovern in 1972 marked the high point–and apparently the end point–of humane idealism in American politics, and this documentary details that incredible grassroots campaign. Well, Richard Nixon won the fight, but this film captures a brief moment when people believed America could be a country the whole world could admire. With music by Bob Dylan and Elvis Costello, and interviews with Gore Vidal, Gloria Steinem, Warren Beatty, Dick Gregory, and others, McGovern finally gets the hip presentation he could have used a few years back. 10 Church St. S.E., Minneapolis; 612-627-4430; www.bellmuseum.org